Behavioral responses of 3S tourism visitors: Evidence from a Mediterranean Island destination

Abstract

This empirical research deepens current knowledge of tourism destination image by conceptualization of image of sun, sand, and see (3S) tourism and investigates its impact on tourist attitude toward 3S tourism. This research project also examines the impact of attitudes toward 3S tourism on visit intentions and word-of-mouth intentions as two behavioral outcomes. The study focuses on the mental representations of 3S tourism by tourists, where tourism products and experiences dominate the formation toward the whole destination.Destination image (mental representation of destinations) can be defined, operationalized, and measured in a variety of ways; this study investigates the image and attitudes held by tourists toward 3S tourism in Cyprus, along with desired behavioral responses. 410 survey questionnaires were administered to tourists during the summer of 2017. The results revealed that image of 3S tourism had a positive impact on tourist attitudes. Visit intentions and wordof-mouth intentions were enhanced by improving tourists' attitudes toward 3S tourism.

Couchsurfing involvement in non-profit peer-to-peer accommodations and its impact on destination image, familiarity, and behavioral intentions

“…Couchsurfing as a hospitality network is for travelers who like to meet the locals and explore the destinations with their assistance. Because they stay with other couchsurfers and do not pay taxes, surfers, couchsurfing, and their roles have received less attention comparing profitbased platforms, such as Airbnb, which has become the market leader and has emerged as the most studied and documented case in P2P accommodation research (Dalir et al, 2020;Oskam & Boswijk, 2016). However, couchsurfing users have been risen from 9 million members in more than 120,000 cities on December 14, 2014 (Luo & Zhang, 2016) to 15 million couchsurfers in more than 200,000 cities by April 28, 2017April 28, (couchsurfing, 2018.…”

The Effects of External and Internal Factors on Competitive Advantage—Moderation of Market Dynamism and Mediation of Customer Relationship Building

“…However, the study Leonidou et al [7] conducted concerning different concepts, and in green hotels, might have different outcomes. There are certain studies conducted in Northern Cyprus taking into account its status as an island destination known for its sun, sea, and sand, among other qualities [60]. Characteristics like these make this island different from other tourist destinations in terms of internal and external factors.…”

Coastal Scenic Evaluation of Continental Ecuador and Galapagos Islands: Human Impacts and Management Issues

“…The largest number of sites evaluated was classified in this category, 21 out of 67, with a "D" value between 0 and 0.4. Beaches were essentially constituted by village (12), urban (6), rural (2) and remote (1) areas. Beaches with low natural parameters were observed in the continental zone in the province of Esmeraldas (10) (e.g., Estero Platano beach, Esmeraldas province, Figure 9a) and north of Manabí (8) (e.g., Pedernales beach, Manabí province, Figure 9b).…”

“…The habit of frequenting the beach dates back to when the wealthy English society started to search for beach and sun [11]. At present, the coastal landscape has received great attention from the 3S tourism researchers [12][13][14][15] but, despite this, studies on specific resources related to this kind of tourism are relatively scarce. Several authors [16][17][18] highlighted water quality, safety, absence of litter, facilities and landscape as most relevant aspects linked to the 3S tourism, the latter being the focus of this research.…”